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Increasing doses of nitrogenous fertilizer increased storage rots in six potato cultivars of which cvs Kufri Sindhuri and Kufri Lalima rotted less and were found to contain high amounts of total phenols compared to the more susceptible cultivars Kufri Jyoti and Kufri Badshah. Nine phenolic acids were identified in the peel and the pulp of tubers and four of these and of other phenolic extracts from tubers suppressed the growth ofErwinia carotovora ssp.carotovora.
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Kumar, A., Pundhir, V.S. & Gupta, K.C. The role of phenols in potato tuber resistance against soft rot byErwinia carotovora ssp.carotovora . Potato Res 34, 9–16 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358090
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